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Definition
to continue without stopping in an extreme manner — often of something that is harsh or oppressive- My headache is relentless.
relentless = continues in an extreme manner without stopping
- She is a relentless worker.
- Her parents criticize her relentlessly.
- We were frightened by the relentless beat of the drums.
- The sun was relentless and eternal: There was neither wisp of cloud nor whiff of breeze for relief.Linda Sue Park -- A Long Walk to Water
- The tiger-cages of the kingdom were searched for the most savage and relentless beasts, from which the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena;Frank R. Stockton -- The Lady, or the Tiger?
- Those frail bodies of theirs took relentless attention, food and drink, sleep and rest, the cleaning of limbs and fluxes.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- I had not wanted my history to be only an amusement, grist for his relentless intelligence.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- Above me the tides kept up their relentless motion, but I was too deep to feel them.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- Moment by moment, I could feel my will leaching from me, bled away by the relentless chill of those waves and his unblinking gaze.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- He could not conceive of a relentless goddess with her spear aimed at his heart.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- She was a goddess of argument, born from the bright, relentless mind of Zeus.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- But I was thinking again of the relentlessness of mortal lives.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- His face would be intent as he listened, his relentless mind examining, weighing and cataloguing.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- She moved like a wave herself, graceful, but with relentless, driving motion.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- But here, beneath the sky, each face was relentlessly distinct.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- Slowly, my relentless divinity began to make headway. My breath eased, my eyes cleared.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- This was meant, of course, to be an insult, but I liked the respite of the unpainted walls, the narrow window that showed only a sliver of the relentless sun.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- Relentlessly, as this happens, three more horses appear in cones of light: not naturalistic animals like the first three, but dreadful creatures out of nightmare.Peter Shaffer -- Equus
- Loren Passerine, on his podium, hovered like a puppet-master, his eyes bright, his smile practiced and relentless.Thomas Pynchon -- The Crying of Lot 49
relentless = continues in an extreme manner without stopping
relentlessly = constantly and oppressively
relentless = continuing without stopping
relentless = continued without stopping in an extreme manner
relentless = who would attack in a severe manner without stopping
relentless = continual
relentless = always working
relentless = never stopping
relentless = constantly difficult
relentless = never letting up
relentless = always working
relentlessness = constant difficulty
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
relentless = always working
relentless = unceasing (never letting up)
relentlessly = in a manner that continues without stopping
relentless = unstoppable
relentless = always harsh
relentlessly = in an extreme manner that does not stop